People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1895 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

Mayor Strong of New York has an nounced that he will appoint women on several of the city boards. Senator Washburn, defeated by Knute Nelson, in Minnesota, declares that he was beaten by the libera! Use of money. Lower house of the Oklahoma Ivgisl..iure has passed a bill making train robbery a crime punishable by death Representative Curley has introduced a bill in the Illinois legislature to pre wul blacklisting of employes. Election of Nelson for senator over V-asliburn threatens to disrupt the re- ] üblican party pel manently in Minnesota. < ulifornia legislature has ordered an investigation of the alleged corruption .< the bar Francisco police caq.ai-l-ment. The senatorial deadlock in Minnesota was broken by the election ot Gov. Nelson, democrats aiding in the esult. Lucien Raker was elected senator fiom Kansas, George E. Perkins was ic-vJeeted in California and in Wyoming Francis E. Warren and Clarence D. < lark were selected. Hounded to desperation by office seekers. Sheriff Williams, elected bv {opnlists at Prague, Wash., resigned t >ie office. Mayor Pingree of Detroit has called a mass m« eting to protest against the attempt of the legislature to place control of local affairs in the hands of the governor. A bill to regulate primary electionss which provides for incorporating political parties, has been offered in I he Illinois bouse. The make up of the standing coran ittees of the Illinois senate was satisfactorily arranged at a caucus of members. Issuing of bonds by the administratration was indorsed by Senator Cullom in an address in the Illinois legislature. In advocating a pension for Gen. MeClernand State Senator Hamer said Grant's treatment of him was cruel a.id unjust.